Merry Little Christmas Pottery Barn Knock Off

A group of blogging friends and I are doing a fun little Knock Off tour this week, and today it was my turn to do a Knock Off. I searched for something that I just totally loved from my favorite place, Pottery Barn, and found this beautiful Merry Little Christmas mirror that I just HAD to re-create. It was selling for $149, but I decided I could make this for less than $20 and still have a similar look and feel to the original.

Merry Little Christmas Pottery Barn Knock Off

For this project you will need a few items on hand:

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frame

Krylon Cherry Bomb glitter paint

Krylon Chrome

vinyl for lettering (I used my Silhouette Cameo for this part)

paper towel (to rub the paint when finished)

The first thing I did was take apart my frame and glass and give them both a good coat of the Krylon Cherry Bomb glitter paint.

While that was drying, I took out the Silhouette and added a similar looking design that closely resembled the original from Pottery Barn.

After the paint had completely dried on the glass, I used my Silhouette to cut out the design and I transferred that onto the OPPOSITE side of the glass. Why? Well simply because the transfer paper will pull the paint off of the glass, so you need to use the other side of the glass that is clean.

Remove the transfer paper and with the vinyl lettering still on the glass, take the Krylon Chrome and cover the glass with a coat that would cover the entire glass.

Before the Chrome color dries, take a weeding tool and remove the vinyl from the frame very carefully. If you make a few mistakes, it’s ok. You will see why shortly.

Once the Chrome finish is completely dry (about 20 minutes), take the paper towel and give a couple of strokes down the glass to give it that worn and weathered look like the original Pottery Barn design had.

Merry Little Christmas Pottery Barn Knock Off

Here is the finished project next to the original project. It’s a little different (it’s not a mirror), but I am happy with the results.

I love how easy this was, and I was able to complete it all (with drying time included) in a couple of short hours. That’s less than the time it would have taken the original to ship, and probably costs less to make than the price of shipping to get the original!

What do you think? Close enough? I love the way it turned out. Give this Merry Little Christmas Pottery Barn Knock Off a try, and save a little dough this Christmas!

I really love your take on this! I love the mirror and have been wanting to make my own version but felt overwhelmed. Your awesome knockoff and instructions have inspired me to go ahead and try it myself.

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